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Monster Mosh

Bane at ICC, October 31, 2008
The intensity level may have been a hair tamer last Friday at the ICC in Allston — an unassuming DIY venue in a church's function hall — but Halloween gave the night a twist.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  November 07, 2008
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Red Sparowes

Aphorisms | Sargent House
The brainchild of Isis guitarists Jeff Caxide and Bryant Clifford Meyer, this post-rock outfit is inspired by Mao Zedong’s attempted eradication of farm-pestering sparrows in the late 1950s.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  September 02, 2008
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Hip-Hop The Hard Way

The Press Project at Bill's Bar, August 29, 2008
A smidge of DIY-punk ethos was probably the last thing anybody expected Friday at Bill’s Bar: no roadies were spotted as the Press Project's rhythm section set up their own equipment.  
By DAVID BOFFA  |  September 02, 2008
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Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst | Merge
It’s just an Omaha boy playing some good old country pop — for once.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  August 26, 2008
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Noise in the hood

Big Digits and Chinese Stars at Middle East Upstairs, July 5, 2008
A knowing sense of humor emerged between songs, legitimizing the chicanery as mere friendly artistic expression.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 07, 2008
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Mark Lind and the Unloved

The Truth Can Be Brutal | Sailor’s Grave
It may all be very familiar, but it’s reassuring and refreshing to know that some people never change.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 01, 2008
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Monsters unleashed

7L + Esoteric at the Middle East Downstairs, June 13, 2008
The best moments came when Eso ran down his action-figure collection — from Silver Surfer to Storm Shadow — while wearing an X-Wing commander helmet.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  June 19, 2008
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The Morning Benders

Talking Through Tin Cans | + 1
It’s an ageless template that works well here.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  May 06, 2008
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Logically speaking

DJ Logic talks about his Zen moment
The turntablist who taught jam bands to scratch speaks on his new album, the roots of jazz rap, and his New Orleans tribute with Charlie Hunter.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 17, 2006
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Ghost world

Fishscale or no Fishscale , Ghostface gets a lot of pussy
“For those who don't know me, I’m known for using soul music,” Ghostface proclaimed. “I get a lot of pussy for it too.”
By DAVID BOFFA  |  April 15, 2006
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NOFX

Slam and eggs
Sticking to punk convictions is tricky business — something NOFX know all too well.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  March 08, 2006
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Flirting with death metal

Every Time I Die back on the road  
If you inform the guys in Every Time I Die that you can only die once, they'll say you’re full of shit and then tell you a story.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  March 06, 2006
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Apollo Sunshine open for Wu-Tang

Amazingly, hell not frozen over
"Well, we got some shit thrown at us, and we got some fingers. But overall, I think a lot of people thought, 'Wow, these guys don't give a fuck.'"
By DAVID BOFFA  |  February 14, 2006

The Wailers

A Marley celebration
Following Bob Marley’s death, the Wailers have survived in various forms over the years, all of which include only one key player from their peak years: bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett.
By DAVID BOFFA  |  January 13, 2006

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